PRISON SONGS WITH MERLE HAGGARD & AARON NEVILLE

September 30th, 2009

American Routes explores the music associated with outlaws and life behind bars, from “Ball and Chain” to “Jailhouse Rock,” from Johnny Cash’s San Quentin show to Leadbelly’s “Midnight Special,” with guests including Merle Haggard and Aaron Neville. Plus a visit to the “Wildest Show in the South”—the Angola, Louisiana Prison Rodeo.